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Character Name: Jason Todd
Series: DCU Comics.
Age: Roughly around 20.
From When?: Robin #177. During Robin #177m Jason and Tim Drake-Wayne were having a confrontation when they got distracted by a Red Robin imposter. A gang member, who Jason almost killed previously, picked up a gun and shoot Jason in the leg. I am modifying it to say that the gang member was aiming for his chest and that's when he got pulled.
Inmate/Warden:
Inmate. Throughout his life, Jason had rotated from hero, to anti-hero, to criminal. Trauma initiated the change. When he first became Robin, he was rough around the edges and at times ignored Batman/Bruce Wayne, but he never crossed. All of that changed when he met a young woman named Gloria, who was being physically and sexually abused by the son of a foreign diplomat, Felipe Garzonasa. When Gloria found out Felipe was not going to go to jail for attacking her and he proceeded to taunt her, she took her own life. Jason and Batman discovered the body and Jason never recovered from the incident. He later tracked down Felipe, and something happened that caused Felipe to fall off the balcony and plummet to his death. The comics never revealed if Jason pushed Felipe or not, but the damage had already been done. Batman placed Jason on probation, leaving him time to replay Gloria's death over and over again. It brought back memories of the deaths of his parents, who he had lost at a young age and never had the chance to fully process their passing.

Jason died a brutal and traumatic death, and his resurrection only brought on more traumas. When he discovered that the Joker, the man who had killed him was still alive, he broke down in a fit of rage and became resentful towards Bruce. He still held out hope that he could return to his life as Robin until he met with Bruce again. Any hope he had was diminished when he perceived no remorse in Bruce's eyes. After that, he became the Red Hood. Jason considered himself the Batman Gotham needed when he became the Red Hood. Like Batman, he wanted to protect the innocent, bring an end to crime in Gotham, and turn the city around. Unlike Batman, he was willing to cross the line and kill to finish the job. Jason felt no remorse whenever he killed someone he considered a criminal.

At the beginning of Countdown to Final Crisis, Jason had become more stable and switched into an anti-hero role. He still killed when necessary, but not as often. He agreed to go on a crazy multi-dimensional mission to try and save the multiverse. During his adventures, especially when he was interacting with Donna Troy, Jason genuinely cared for his friends and other people. During Bart Allen's funeral, Donna became emotional, and Jason gave her a hug to comfort her. He risked his life for his friends multiple times and the entire multiverse. During this, Jason met a Bruce who was from another Earth where he the Joker to avenge his Jason. Not only did that Bruce kill Joker, but he went on to kill numerous other criminals to bring about order. Jason bonded with that Bruce, but he also noted how Bruce was “dead on the inside” because he allowed himself to cross the line and kill. All of the progress Jason had made took a dramatic turn when a different Joker murdered the new Bruce he met in front of his eyes. Jason finished up the multiverse mission and then returned to his criminal like ways, traumatized and angered by the death of the other Bruce.

Jason will never be a boy scout, but the potential to put him back on track and turn him into an anti-hero again is still there. A warden who can help Jason deal with and process all of the trauma he has endured will be able to get Jason to think about how the Bruce he met in another world turned out. Jason does not want to become dead on the inside and lose who he is. He also wants to have close friends again and protect them. It will take some time for him to process everything, but the potential is there for him to realize that he cannot be judge, jury, and executioner. His actions have larger consequences on himself and others that he is not fully aware of and needs to become aware of

Item: [Wardens Only -- What Gives you Your Information While Here? Examples -- a compass, a book, a palm pilot, a tarot card, etc.]

Abilities/Powers:
Jason is a normal human being with no superhuman powers. Below are a description of his skills and abilities (taken from his wiki).
Peak Physical Condition: By matching his former mentor in combat he has proven that he is physically superior to most Olympic athletes, just as Batman is. His strength, reflexes,stamina, and endurance are roughly comparable to that of Dick Grayson.
Master Martial Artist: Jason Todd is a highly skilled combatant trained by Batman. Although he was always more of a brawler as Robin, following his resurrection, he gained more training and demonstrated himself to be far more skilled than before. This is shown when he fought his former mentor and Nightwing to a standstill, when Jason held his own against the Green Arrow in a sword fight, and when he overpowered Tim Drake at Titans Tower.
Skilled Acrobat: In his training as Robin, he had been taught acrobatics and gymnastics routines.
Skilled Swordsman: Jason has been shown to be skilled enough to hold his own against the Green Arrow in a sword fight until he ultimately lost.
Skilled detective: Jason has shown some skill as a detective most notably in Outsiders #44 and #45.
Multi-Lingual: Taught by Batman, Jason is fluent in several languages having spoken English, French, German, Italian and various others with Russian being his weakest.
Polymath: After be adopted by Bruce, Jason received excellent education and tutoring from both private tutors and Bruce thus, has deep knowledge in many subjects, including Science, Math, Medicine, Geography, Criminology, World History and English.
Intermediate Bomb assembly and Diffusal: Taught by a world renowned bomb expert in Russia, Jason is able to assemble and defuse a wide variety of convential explosive devices, from improvised to military grade designs. It is yet to be determined whether or not he can diffuse Nuclear devices, in contrast to Batman and Damian's demonstrated ability.
Vehicular Driver: Jason has driven a variety of vehicles from cars and boats, to being trained in the Middle East by an ace pilot to fly helicopters.
Strength Level
Jason Todd possesses the peak human strength of a 6-foot, 225-pound young man who regularly engages in exercise.


Personality:
Being cared for and playing make believe are how most children spend their youth. Jason, on the other hand, was responsible for looking after his mother (or at least the woman he assumed was his biological mother. A child taking care of his or her parent was difficult enough, add in a parent who often went through difficult drug withdrawals, and it became even more challenging. Looking after his mother forced him to grow up quickly and robbed him of his innocence. He saw things on the streets that never left his mind. In order to provide for his mother, he was forced to steal, lie, and at times he risked his life to get his mother food. Try as he might to provide food and safety for his mother, in the end her addiction won, and she died of an overdose. Needless to say, he learned an exceptionally hard lesson at a remarkably young age; life can be incredibly painful and brutal. Without his parents, he had no one to depend on other than himself and ended up living on his own. The hard lessons he learned as a child never left him. There were times the memories of his youth were more subdued, but in the back of his mind he always knew not everything had a happy ending. Sometimes a person had to do terrible things in order to get by and survive. Without any other choices, people on the streets often had to commit heinous crimes.

Even after Bruce Wayne took him in and gave him not only a home, but a purpose. Jason was never fully able to let his guard down and adapt to Bruce's code of conduct. It did not mean that he did not want to, but his life experiences made it difficult to change his outlook on the world for a new one. Jason had spent so much of his life calling his own shots, and he had witnessed the terrible things people were capable of doing. So when he fought criminals who reminded him of the people he saw on the streets, he did not hold back. He was aggressive, defiant, and overconfident. He had accomplished so much on his own with so little in the past, that he was sure he was destined for extraordinary things as Robin.

Unfortunately for Jason, his conviction could only get him so far and he had a lot of pain. He was never given the opportunity to handle the death of his parents. Bruce had provided him with a lot of things in his life, but he needed more. He wanted to be more than a partner to Bruce, he wanted to be like his son. Bruce and Alfred were his family now, or at least he wanted them to be. All of that changed when Bruce thought Jason was becoming too troubled, and he put him on probation. Jason felt betrayed and like he was not Bruce's son; he was someone who could be removed from his life. When he discovered the woman who raised him, and he believed was his mother was not his biological mother, it gave him hope that he could still have a family after all. Jason did not leave out of contempt or anger towards Bruce; he left because he wanted to belong to a family again. Once again Jason's luck turned to misfortune when he reunited with his biological mother. She had been working with the Joker and lured Jason into a trap. The Joker then brutally beat Jason with a crowbar, and left Jason, and his mother to die. Even after, his mother betrayed him; Jason still encouraged her to try and escape. His mother refused to leave him, and the two of them died in an explosion.

Needless to say, Jason had suffered through a lot of grief in his life. Returning to life held even more trauma for him. When he was originally brought back to life, he spent months being brain dead, only reacting to muscle memory. Talia Al'Ghul, one of Bruce's lovers and a criminal wanted to bring him back as a way of pleasing Bruce, so she tossed him into the Lazarus pits. Her father used the Lazarus pits to keep himself youthful and prolong his life. It had been hinted at that while the pits brought his mental facilities back. However, getting dumped into the Lazarus pit also caused some instability and fed into his rage. Once he had his wits about him, Talia sent Jason away to find Bruce and escape from his father, who disapproved of his resurrection and called him a pestilence.

He never blamed Bruce for his death, he had forgiven him a long time ago. What he did blame Bruce for was never avenging him. It fed into the belief Jason had that Bruce didn't consider him to be his son, that he had only been someone who fought along side him and that was it. He felt even more betrayed when he learned that Batman took on another Robin after him. Originally he wanted to kill Bruce but he wanted it to be a long and drawn out death. Talia convinced Jason that the only way he'd be able to accomplish that he wanted, was if he sharpened his skills. He spent several years studying under numerous criminals in order to learn how to best take down the Joker and Bruce. Jason ended up killing many of his trainers because he saw them as murderers who didn't deserve to live. At one point he even ended up saving London from a series of explosions.

Around that time, Talia believed that Bruce had killed her father and she wanted Jason to avenge her. She asked him if he still wanted to kill Batman and he responded it was no longer about him, it was about the Joker, Batman, and himself. He didn't think killing Bruce was an option any more, he had other plans. She told him to cross the line and become the man Gotham needed. Jason still held onto some hope that maybe there was a chance he could return to some semblance of his former life. All of that came to an end when he was reunited with Bruce and he perceived that Bruce had no remorse in his eyes. At the time, everyone thought Clayface had been posing as Jason and he hadn't returned from the grave.

That day gave birth to the new Jason Todd, the one who called himself Red Hood

One of the first things people noticed about Jason was he talked a lot. Showing off and letting his confidence shine through would be the easy assumption to make. While that line of thinking was not entirely untrue, Jason used his speaking as a tool. Often times in battle he spoke to help himself fight through his fear when younger, distract his opponents because they got caught up in what he was saying, and get under their skin so he can throw them off their game. Jason was highly adaptive and would use everything in his environment to his advantage. During his tenure as Robin, he learned the advantages of knowing the ins out of Gotham city. Whenever he found himself in a new environment, he would do obvious or subtle things to familiarize himself with the area.

Then there were times Jason merely taunted his enemies to rile them up and see what would happen. All throughout his life, Jason had a thing for getting into trouble. Even if, he had not grown in the streets, he would have found ways to get himself in trouble. He always wanted to see how far he could push someone and discover their limits. He also loved the adrenaline rush and thrill that went along with getting away with something, or finding away in and out of danger. Once he crossed the line and became the Red Hood, he discovered he could push as many buttons as he wanted and there was no end to the amount of trouble he could get himself into.

On top of being troublesome, Jason also enjoyed having an unpredictable streak to him. At times, he could be exceedingly calculated, and he often incorporated all of the training he had completed throughout his life to help him not only get out of trouble, but accomplish his missions and goals. However, there was a part of him that would do unpredictable and unexpected things, even if it meant endangering himself. If he needed to escape from the Bats, instead of using some of the techniques Bruce taught him, he would resort to more crude measures if it meant he could throw them off his trail.

Jason also has some stability issues because of all of the trauma he has endured that tie into his unpredictable nature. There was a lot of anger, raw emotion, and violence built up inside of him. Mixed in with all of those emotions, was a desire to be accepted, still be a part of the Batfamily, and have people understand that he what he did was for the greater good. Depending on his mood, if someone said something to upset him concerning his line of work, he might feed into his anger and lash out at them, he might make a joke, or he might launch into an explanation of why his way is the best way to deal with Gotham. Up until the death of the Bruce he met in another world, his emotions had begun to stabilizer, and he was less likely to resort to angry, violent outbursts, and more likely to crack a joke or explain what he was doing. Multiverse!Burce's death created a significant amount of inner turmoil, which caused him to resort back to extreme violence.

A notable theme throughout Jason's life was his protective nature towards women. Around women he tended to be more open and relaxed. His father died when he was only 7-8 years old, so he spent a lot of time with his mother. He became her protector and would do anything to take care of her. He knew what would happen if certain thugs came across her and found her helpless. It was part of the reason why he was so upset when he came across Felipe abusing Gloria. Seeing her be taken advantage of and powerless and unable to protect herself struck a deep nerve with him. Not all of his relationships with women centered around women who needed his protecting. Barbara Gordon, also known as Batgirl when he was Robin, became his tutor, and she was someone he felt he could relate to. She joked around with him, did not come down on him as hard as Bruce when he used excessive force on a criminal, and she treated him to chili dogs after going on a mission together. The impact his interactions with women during his youth and his own experiences as a child living on the streets resulted in him feeling protective of all vulnerable populations. When he began to take control of the drug scene in Gotham, he disallowed drugs to be sold to women and children. However, that did not mean he would not pull the trigger on a woman if she was a murderer or selling drugs to children. It meant he might be more sympathetic than he might otherwise be. Jason also enjoyed flirting with women and had no problem demonstrating his interest in them.

Barge Reactions: Jason's recent adventures through the multiverse will make it easier for Jason to adjust to life on the Barge. He has already experienced traveling to different universes, meeting different races, and species. He also discovered how similar or different they could be from his Earth. When he meets someone from a different Earth, or he meets an alien, it will not shock him or throw him off.

In fact, Jason will initially see being on the Barge as a field day. Not only is he around the Batfamily, but he is also surrounded by criminals who he can mess with. Jason will be disappointed that he is unable to kill them, but it will not be a significant source of frustration for him. Talia taught him he could punish people without having to kill them. He is likely to come across some like minded individuals who he will bond with. Coming across people who also have an “ends justify the means” kind of mentality will be a nice change of pace. The most difficult part for him will be when there are breaches that alter his reality. If he is shown what his life could have been with his parents, as Robin, or a relatively peaceful life, it will set him off and mess with his mind. He will be able to recover eventually, but it will impact his mood and mental health for some time.


Path to Redemption:
Before Jason can begin to debate his choices on a moral level, he would have to work through his trauma. While he can keep a calm head when he needs to, ultimately he thinks on an emotional level when it comes to his moral choices. Underneath his smug exterior are a lot of turbulent emotions. Until he has a chance to work through them, grieve the death of people who have mattered to him, and come to terms with his own death in a healthy way, he will not be able to tackle his other issues.

A warden who is non-judgmental, sympathetic, and will not say he is wrong will get a lot out of Jason. He needs someone who is warm, consistent, and challenges the way he thinks in a non-confrontational manner. Instead of saying to him “Killing is wrong and you're a terrible person for doing it”, asking him something like “do you think there are any repercussions that you're not aware of, when you kill someone?” Initially, he will shrug it off and say no. However, if he has a warden who has not been judgmental towards him, he trusts and has helped him deal with his emotions, he will be more honest with his answer. He will be able to look back on his experiences with a clear head and think about what happened to the Bruce he met in the multiverse, for example. He witnessed first hand what happens when someone becomes consumed with a vengeance and kills without any remorse.

If Jason has a warden who he considers his friend and encourages him to reach out to others, will bring out a lot of his better qualities. Jason was decidedly caring towards Donna during their space adventures and risked his life for her on more than one occasion. Even with the Batfamily, he might antagonize them, but he also wants to work with them and have them accept him. The more he cares about people, the more influence they will have him on him, and he will realize if he continues to kill without remorse, he will lose them.

Ultimately, Jason needs to have a warden who understands that he will always kill. There are some examples when his killing could be justified in a moral sense. When he was training in Russia, he came across a criminal who operated a child slave ring. The leader of the organization had ties with the police and the government. If he arrested the crime lord instead, the crime lord would be out of jail within a couple of days; resulting in dozens of children being sold into slavery. Jason killed the crime leader and set the children free. It would be almost impossible to convince Jason he did not do the right thing. However, he can be taught to kill as a last resort, in extreme circumstances, and not as initial go-to plan.
History:
http://batman.wikia.com/wiki/Jason_Todd
Sample Journal Entry: Taken from the test drive meme: http://tlvgreatesthitsdw.dreamwidth.org/43718.html?thread=2736070#cmt2736070

Sample RP: Jason closed his eyes and focused his mind, trying to steady his body and keep his arms from shaking. He was currently doing a headstand with his legs pointed directly in the air. With an impressive amount of concentration on his end, he was able to lift one of his hands off of the ground and spread his legs. Then he brought them back together and purposefully fell into a tumble.

Within seconds of tumbling, he had to come to an immediate stop. The holding cells in zero did not offer much room to move around. He picked himself up from his feet and ran his fingers along his pants to smooth them out. Instead of “reflecting on his wrong doings”, Jason wanted to strengthen his body and sharpen his mind so he could continue with his plans. In his eyes, the majority of Inmates on the Barge did not deserve a second chance. They deserved a bullet in between the eyes, or for those who had committed more heinous crimes, their bones deserved to be broken over and over again.

Whenever someone tried to lump him in with the rest of them and referred to him as a murderer, it got on his nerves. Usually he could keep his wits about him, and he did not lose his composure, but the thought disgusted him. He was not anything like the rest of them. Sure, they all spilled blood, but he was not murdering anyone. He was a killer; he put down criminals the same way someone would put down a wild dog that went around biting people. He did not do it for profit, for gain, or because he enjoyed seeing people suffer. In fact, he did it for entirely opposite reasons. Okay, for mostly opposite reasons. There was something incredibly satisfying about the sound a murderer's forearm made when it snapped in half. Things like that were a bonus; they were not the main driving force behind what he did.

He wanted to protect those who could not protect themselves. Far too many women and children in Gotham had been victimized by the criminals who Bruce refused to take out. The worst offenders were placed in a prison and then somehow found a way out of jail. He was sure many of the Inmates on the Barge also victimized people in their world. Why did they deserve a chance at redemption when their victims were denied it? It did not make any sense to him. They could put him in zero as many times as they wanted because much like death, being in here would only slow him down, not stop him.


Special Notes: Jason has some seriously wonky canon history. For example, just before the reboot a writer decided Batman forced him to dye his hair and his natural hair color is red. However, in his first canon appearance post-crisis, Batman comes across Jason at the age of 11 and his hair is black. I am sticking with hair being black because the hair color change does not make much sense. Also, Jason did his multiverse traveling during the “Count Down to Crisis” arc, which was not retconned, but it was largely ignored. So, I'll only have him make vague references to it.